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Today's testimonial:

"God is working in more ways than we can imagine."

That subject line jumped out from the hundreds of
e-mail messages that pour in to my inbox every day.

The story that followed certainly offered proof!

The writer told of her daughter, who was raised in
the church and grew into a young teenager who "was
more spiritual than I ever thought I could be. She
was so mature in her faith and her relationship with
Christ. It amazed me how someone so young could 'get
it' even more than I. She used to drag her friends to
church activities and pray for them all the time. She
even went on a mission trip."

As is the unfortunate case with many young people,
there also came a time of rebellion. In the 11th
grade, she got involved with a group at school that
didn't exactly practice Christian principles. "It
influenced her walk with God and she drew away from
Him," this mother wrote, "to the point of leaving
church and moving in with her boyfriend at the end of
her junior year."

This young man "does not approve of our deep faith in
God and we do not get along with him very well at
all," she wrote. But her daughter did finish school.

Later, she and her boyfriend got married. Soon
afterward, the young wife became pregnant, and the
couple's financial situation was pretty shaky. They
even had to turn to charitable assistance to make it
through this time.

The mother who wrote this story is now a grandmother
-- her daughter's little girl is an incredible
blessing, but she said her son-in-law hasn't been
much help. With the arrival of the new baby, however,
the mother and daughter have been spending more time
together, repairing their broken relationship.

So what does this have to do with 40 Days for Life?

Well, the woman who shared this story is a vigil
coordinator for one of the local campaigns, and her
daughter saw her working on the vigil schedule. The
young woman noticed blank spaces on the schedule.

She looked up and asked, "What will you all do for
these blank spots?"

"I told her God will send His people to fill those
slots. She looked at me and said, 'Well, maybe you
and I could go together sometimes. I'd like to take
the baby up there on the day they do the abortions
and pray. Maybe seeing my precious baby will make one
girl stop and think twice about what she's getting
ready to do and she'll change her mind.'"

The mother held back her tears and suggested they all
go pray together every Thursday.

She is thankful that God is using the prayer vigil to
save babies, that He is using 40 Days for Life to
restore relationships, and that He is drawing her
daughter back to His heart.

"We serve such a mighty and awesome God," she said.
"I know it's not quite a 'baby is saved' story, but I
believe eternally it will be."

Please hold this family in your prayers. Who knows
what amazing work God will do next?